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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse
Madhya 24.339Madhya 24.341

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 24.340

দিনকৃত্য, পক্ষকৃত্য, একাদশ্যাদি-বিবরণ ।

মাসকৃত্য, জন্মাষ্টম্যাদি-বিধি-বিচারণ ॥ ৩৪০ ॥

dina-kṛtya, pakṣa-kṛtya, ekādaśy-ādi-vivaraṇa

māsa-kṛtya, janmāṣṭamyādi-vidhi-vicāraṇa

Translation

“You should describe the ritualistic duties to be performed every day, and you should also describe the fortnightly duties — especially how to observe the fortnightly Ekādaśī fast. You should also describe the duties to be observed every month, and you should especially describe the observance of ceremonies like Janmāṣṭamī, Rāma-navamī and Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Give devotional observances a regular place

  1. 1

    Ritualistic duties to be performed every day should be described.

  2. 2

    Fortnightly duties should also be explained, especially how to observe the Ekādaśī fast.

  3. 3

    Monthly duties and ceremonies such as Janmāṣṭamī, Rāma-navamī and Nṛsiṁha-caturdaśī should be described.

How it feels

Intellectual wonder humbled. Many explanations converge on the attractiveness of devotion; a hunter’s heart is transformed.

The mood of Madhya 24 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sanātana Gosvāmī then offered a prayer to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained the glory of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. After this, the Lord gave Sanātana Gosvāmī a synopsis of Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, which Sanātana Gosvāmī later developed into the guiding principle of all Vaiṣṇavas.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. dina-kṛtyadaily duties
  2. pakṣa-kṛtyaduties on the fortnights
  3. ekādaśī-ādi-vivaraṇadescription of Ekādaśī and so on
  4. māsa-kṛtyaduties every month
  5. janmāṣṭamī-ādiof performing Janmāṣṭamī and other ceremonies
  6. vidhiof the process
  7. vicāraṇaconsideration
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which daily or periodic devotional observance would you like to understand better?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to learn how Ekādaśī is observed.

Live this todayGive devotional observances a regular placeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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